32 QUEENSLAND AGRICULTURAL JOURNAL. [1 Jaw., 1899. 
THE DAIRYING INDUSTRY IN THE SOUTHERN COLONIES. 
Iy view of the work done by our own ever-increasing butter factories and 
creameries, it is interesting to note what our neighbours are doing in this 
direction. From our southern exchanges we select a few of the factories in 
Victoria and New South Wales for the purposes of comparison with our 
Queensland business :— 
: VICTORIA. 
Drovin.—There are now sixty suppliers at the Poowong Butter Factory? 
and the amount disbursed amongst them last pay-day was £400. The output» 
which is gradually increasing, is 8} tons of butter per week, and the price 
paid for cream according to the butter result is 7id. per lb. Milk-suppliers 
are rapidly increasing, and dairymen generally look forward to an excellent 
season. ‘he continuous heavy rains have so saturated the soil that it would 
take a severe drought to seriously injure the grass. 
Evroa.—The Tamleugh and. Karramomus Butter Factory during October 
received 79,652 gallons of milk, which yielded 33,627 lb. of butter. The 
directors paid the suppliers 24d. per gallon for milk testing 36. The com- 
pany’s agent shipped 573 cases to London, the balance being sold in the 
Melbourne market, realising top prices. 
Granvittr.—Mr. Potts, the chemical dairy expert, with Mr. Crowe, 
visited the Bass Valley Cheese and Butter Factory on Thursday, and expressed 
themselves as highly pleased with its management and condition. The experts 
delivered a suitable lecture to the children in the Bass Valley State School, 
and also at night in the local hall, to a good attendance of farmers and 
dairymen. 
Karmorr.—The Kilmore Dairy Company received the following milk 
supply for the week ended 5th October :—Factory, 5,710% gallons; Moranding 
creamery, 3,052% gallons ; Tallarook, 2,454¢ gallons; High Camp Plain, 1,9983; 
Wallan, 2,0317 gallons. Total, 15,2473 gallons. The supply for week ended 
22nd October was 13,458% gallons, and for week ended 29th October 14,992 
gallons, so that the return shows a gradual increase. 
Poowone.—The balance-sheet of the Butter Factory Company for the half 
year ended 31st August shows a loss of £27 5s. 9d. The factory was closed 
for the greater part of the term, owing to the effects of the bush fires in 
January. The factory is now in full work, and is turning out nearly 4 tons of 
butter per week, The supply is rapidly increasing, there being abundance of 
grass. 
Suupparton.—At the Shepparton Butter Factory the milk supply for 
October totalled 200,543 gallons, being an increase of 38,670 gallons over the 
amount received the previous month. The average test for the whole supply 
was a fraction over 3'6, and the price paid for the milk was at the rate of 22d. 
per gallon on a 3°6 standard. ‘The highest individual average test was again 
obtained by Mr. Milenik, of Kialla West Creamery, who was paid on a 44 
percentage for the month, Mr. McKendry, of Arcadia, being second on the test 
with a 41 average. 
The Shepparton Butter Factory is turning out unsalted butter for export, 
the directors being under the impression that this class of butter will find a 
good demand in some parts of England. 
W arracknasear.—Business in the local butter factory is most satisfactory. 
The manager reports that 27,233 gallons of milk were received during October, 
and that 3,000 lb. more butter were made than during October last year. 
Yarram.—At the October monthly meeting of directors of the South 
Gippsland Butter Factory, £1,110 8s. Sd. was paid suppliers for miik for the 
four weeks ending 11th instant. The number of gallons separated was 93,366, 
